Luke 12:15-31

CAB(i) 15 And He said to them, "Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions." 16 Then He told a parable to them, saying: "The field of a certain rich man produced well. 17 And he reasoned within himself, saying, 'What shall I do, because I have nowhere to gather my crops?' 18 So he said, 'I will do this: I will tear down my barns and I will build bigger ones, and there I will gather all my crops and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid away for many years; relax; eat, drink, and be merry." ' 20 But God said to him, 'You fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have prepared?' 21 So is he who accumulates treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God." 22 Then He said to His disciples, "Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about the body, what you will wear. 23 Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing. 24 Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, which have neither storeroom nor barn; and God feeds them. How much more are you worth than birds? 25 And which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? 26 Therefore if you cannot do a very little thing, why do you worry about the rest? 27 Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you, not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed like one of these. 28 But if God so clothes the grass, although it is in the field today, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, by how much rather will He clothe you, O you of little faith? 29 And do not seek what you may eat or what you may drink, and do not be anxious. 30 For all these things the nations of the world seek after, but your Father knows that you need these things. 31 But seek the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you.